Carbureter.



o. H. MYERS.

GARBURETER.

APPLICATION FILED 11113.24, 1910. RENBWBD 001212, 1912. 3,@62, 180u Patented May 20, 1913.

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Specification ofv Letters Patent.

Patented May ao, 1913.

Application led February 24, 1910, Serial No. 545,778. Renewed October 12, 1912. Serial No. 725,587.

To 'all whom'zt may concern Be it known that I CHARLES H. MYERS, a citizen 'ofthe United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erieand State of'New 5 York, have invnted a new and useful Carbureter, of which cat-ion. p A

This invention relates to means for producing gas from volatile fluids and is intended more particularly for use upon motor boats. p

The principal obj ect-of theinvention is to provide a constant supply of a large quar; tity of gas which will be automaticall maintained. This object is attained by the use of the device illustrated in the `accompanying drawings, and the-invention consistsin certain novel features of the same` which' will be hereinafter rst fully described andthen particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In theldrawings, Figure 1 is a perspective *view of my improved carbureter. Fig, 2 is' a horizontal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section thereof. Fig. 4 is a transverse verticalsection.

The body 1 of my device ispreferably ofr a rectangular formation, although it may be of any desired, shape and size.' At its opposite ends, the body 4is provided with hoods 2 and 3 from one of which a discharge/.iL leads to a throttle valve 5 romwhich a pi e 6 passes to the explosion lchamber of t e engine. The opposite hood 3 communicates with an air inlet pipe 7 equipped at its upper end with a cup 8, atthe upper end of which is provided af' hand-manipulated valve or controller 9 which is adjusted to admit the 40 proper quantity of air tof-the cup and through the same to the pipe 7 ,for the successful operation of the ap aratus.

In the ends of the body of large openings 10 which are inclosed by the hoods 2 Iand 3, respectively, and these openings communicate directly with spaces between division walls or holders'll which extend between the ends ,of the body and consist preferably of sheet metal plates provided with perforations 12. In order to reinforce .the device and to aid in supporting these division walls or holders, I provide a series of vertically-disposed 'partitions 13 which are preferably constructed `or' sheet the following'is a speciiiprovide a series forations 14, as clearly shown. The oilholding bodies 15 maybe of. any desired absorbent material and are supported b division walls or holders 11 while on'the' ottom having their capillary passages arranged vertically in order that everyparticle of the volatile fiuid with. which-the wicks are saturated may be fed to the surface and acted upon by the air currents passing thereover. The perforations'in the partitions 13 serve of the casing I place a number of wicks 16' to reduce the weight of the said partitions l and at the same time permit the' oil or vother Huid fed Yto the wicks to flow to all parts of the same while the corrugatioiis in the said partitions serve to strengthen the same so that the device will withstand the strain placed upon it by the operation of the engme.

It will be noted that the absorbent bodies level of the lower edges of the openings 10, and that these openings are quite large so that a very large` volume of air will be admitted to. the spaces between the, adjacent superposed pads and, consequently, the fluid fed thereto will be rapidly vaporized and an unfailing supply of gas maintained at the en 'ne The body of wicksl is of considera le capacity and is adapted to receive and hold the iuid overiowing from the upper wicks, due to any possiblevibration of the device during the travel of the boat. Trans- 4verse retaining rods 17 are secured within the device above this reserve oil-holder 16 and serve to prevent the same being disturbed by the air passing .over the same.

In order to supply theseveral oil-holding bodies with volatile iiuid and to saturate the same, I provide an oil supply pipe 18 which leads' from the reservoir or tank disposed at the most convenient point of the boat and provided with a valve 19 in order that the How of the fluid may be regulated to the requirements of the engine and may be cut oi altogether if so desired. This oil feed 18 isprovided with a vertical or pads rise to but' do not extend above the branch 19a arranged adjacent one side of metal corrugated and` provided' with per# pads so as to maintain a permanent saturated condition of the same and, consequent-ly, guard against'sudden stoppagel of the supply of gas to the engine.

It will be'noted that there is no supply nozzle directly over the lowermost oil-holding body 16 and this body serves as a receiver for any oil which may overflow from the pads during the travel of the boat. In order to prevent overcharging of the carbureter when the initial supply of volatile fluid is admitted thereto, I provide a dripcock 21 which extends from the bottom of the device, so that when any oil passes into the absorbent body 16, it will at once escape through the said drip-cock 21, whereupon the operator will shut down the valve 19 and close the said drip cock. When the motor is operated, the valve 19 is opened so as to permit a steady continuous flow of the oil upon the pads and the valve may be'readilyadjusted to regulate the flow according to the consumption. Inasmuch as the inlet and outlet openings are alined and the oil-holding pads are arranged between them in the direct path |of the air currents, a large volume of gas will be generated and fed constantly to the engine so that a high .speed may be quickly 'reached and easily maintained.

The operation and advantages of my improved device are thought to be obvious from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and detail reference thereto is deemed unnecessary.

In my copending a plication N o. 545,773, Iiled Feb. 24, 1910, ddr. carbureter for stationary engines and other purposes, there are shown superposed compartments with air passages between adjacent compartments, while within these compartments there are longitudinally disposed corrugated partitions provided with transverse openings, and within the compartments between .the partitions, are absorbent holders for the volatile liquid, these absorbent holders being made up of material having capillarypassages terminating at the exposed surfaces of the holders with the ends substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the air over suchpsurfaces, the device being also provided with means for admitting an air current to the spaces between the compartments andA for carrying oi' the vapor laden air, togetherwith means for supplying the volatile liquid to the holders within the-compartments. VThese features are not claimed herein since they are embraced in claims in the aforesaid application.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A carbureter comprising a suit-able casing having division walls separating the interior of the casing into a series of superdivision walls having each compartment above a respective division wall.

2. A carbureter comprising a suit-able casing having pervious division walls separating kthe interior of the casing into a series of superposed compartments, a hood at each end of the casing opening separately into each compartment, one hood having means for connecting it to an air conduit and the other having means for connecting it to a gas conduit, absorbent material on the division walls and on the bottom of the casing'stopping short of the top wall of the respective compartment, and means for introducing a volatile liquid on to the absorbent material in each compartment above a respective division wall.

3. A carbureter comprising a suitable casing having division walls separatingy the casing into a series of superposed compartments, perforated partitions in each compartment and extending from one division wall lto the next thereabove and also engaging the top and bottom members of the casing, the partitions separating each chamber into longitudinal passages, hoods at the ends of the casing each communicating with all the superposed chambers, one hood having means for the inlet of air and the other 'hood having means for the outlet of gas, and

means for exposing volatile liquid 1n each chamber to airl currents passing therethrough.

4. A carbureter comprising a suitable casing having division walls separating `the casing into a series of super osed compartments, perforated ycorrugate partitions in each compartment and extending from one division wall to the next thereabove and also engaging the top and bottom members of the caslng, the partitions separating each chamber into longitudinalpassages, hoods at the ends of the casing each communicating with all the superposed chambers, one hood having means 'for the inlet of air and the other having means for the outlet of gas, and means for exposing volatile liquid in each chamber to air currents passing therethrough.

5. A carbureter comprising a casing with spaced division walls separating the interior of the casing into superposed compartments, the ends of the casing adjacent to the openings therethrough, hoods at the ends of the casing each communicating with all the chambers through the passages in the walls of the casing, an air inlet conduitcommunicating with one hood, a gas conduit communicating with the other hood, absorbent material on each division wall and on the bottom wall of the casing of a depth to leave a free air passage thereover from one hood to the other between the exposed surface of the absorbent material and the top member of the respective compartment, supporting partitions within the casing dividing the compartments into longitudinal passages,`and a feed pipe for a volatile liquid having branches entering eachcompartment abovea division wall and discharging on to the surface of the absorbent material therein.

6. A carbureter comprising a casing with spaced perforated division Walls separating the interior of the casing into superposed compartments, the end of the casing adjacent to the division walls having openings therethrough, hoods at the ends of the casing, each communicating with all the chambers through the passages in the walls of the casing, an air inlet conduit communieating with one hood, a gas conduit communicating with the other hood, absorbent material on each division wall and on the bottom wall of the casing of a depth to hood to the other between the exposed surface of thel absorbent material and the top member of the respective compartment, supporting perforated, corrugated partitions within the casing dividing the Acompartments into longitudinal passages, and a feed pipe for a volatile liquid having branches,

one entering each compartment above a di' leave a free air passage thereover from one n 

